Ex-BB Africa Housemate Vimbai Defies Pandemic, Marries Nigerian Lover

Oyinlola Awonuga
Writer

Ad

Oil Prices Rally as the Geopolitical Risk Premium Rebuilds

Light crude oil futures rose for the week, closing Thursday at $63.52, up $1.54 or +2.48% from last Friday’s close, as geopolitical tensions, bullish inventory data, and renewed demand optimism drove a shift in market sentiment. The recovery followed two weeks of selling pressure and marked a return of bullish interest as supply-side risks reentered…

Japan designates Kisarazu as official hometown for Nigerians

In a landmark move to boost cultural ties and economic cooperation, the Government of Japan has designated the city of Kisarazu as the official hometown for Nigerians wishing to live and work in the country. The announcement was made on Thursday on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), held…

FG to raise N200bn through two bond offers at August auction

By Obinna Uballa The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced plans to raise N200 billion through two Federal Government bond offerings scheduled for auction on August 25, 2025. According to a notice issued by the DMO on Friday, the subscription price for each bond is fixed at N1,000 per unit, with a minimum subscription requirement…

Ad

By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk)

Vimbai Mutinhiri, former Big Brother Africa star has walked down the aisle with her Nigerian lover, Andrew Ekpenyong from Calabar, Cross River State.

Clarifying that the wedding was constrained by physical participants, a brother to the groom and Cross Rivers state Commissioner for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong said:
“loved ones saw the function by means of video conferencing.”

The excited 33-year-old bride is a Zimbabwean actress, model, and TV personality who partook in Big Brother Africa Amplified.

Vimbai the daughter of Politician Tracy and Ambrose Mutinhiri, represented Zimbabwe in the Big Brother Africa reality TV show in 2011.

After Big Brother, she was chosen as the new presenter for the entertainment and lifestyle show, ‘Star Gist’, on Africa Magic Entertainment.

The University of Cape Town politics, philosophy and economics graduate moved to Nigeria after DSTV migrated ‘Star Gist’ to the West African country.

Thirty-four-year-old Andrew runs a family hotel in Nigeria’s tourist hotspot of Calabar.

He is the youngest son of Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong, a powerful tribal leader from Cross River State.

His elder brother, Asuquo Jnr, works as the Commissioner for Finance in Cross River State.

Ad

X whatsapp